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At School and Work

When Inside

When Cooking

When at School When at Work

When in the Bath or Toilet

When Sleeping

At a Housing Complex

At Home

●Baths and toilets are said to be relatively safe locations. Do not panic and jump out; remain calm and secure an exit by opening the door or a window.

●Be careful of tiles and other falling objects.

●When taking a bath, remain calm and turn off the hot water.

●Protect your head with your comforter or pillow, and lay down under the bed or some other place where furniture won't fall on you.

●It's hard to determine what is happening in the room when it's dark. Always keep slippers, a flashlight, a portable radio and other such items near your pillow.

●Move away from windows, lockers, and document shelves, and get under your desk or a similar object to protect yourself.

●After the shaking has stopped, check � re sources by cutting the power to gas water heaters and other devices, etc.

●Follow the directions of the teachers and the campus public address system.

●When inside a classroom, immediately get under your desk and tightly hold onto its legs.

●Get away from book shelves and windows, and move to a safe area.

●If you can, turn o¤ the � ame as soon as you feel the shaking.●When there is strong shaking, protecting yourself must take

precedence. City gas is working to install safety meters that automatically halt the supply of gas when an earthquake of seismic intensity of � ve-strong or greater is detected, so do not try to do the impossible.

●The kitchen is filled with many dangers, including the china cabinet, the refrigerator, and pots on top of the stove. Leave the kitchen as soon as possible.

●Be careful that exits are not blocked by furniture or other items. Open a door and secure an escape route.

●If you cannot escape through the front door, escape from the veranda using the emergency ladder or rope. Never use the elevators.

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What do you do in an earthquake?

When a large earthquake occurs, it's diffi cult to respond in a calm manner. However, a decision made in a single moment can be the diff erence between life and death. In order to act calmly and without panicking when an earthquake strikes, let's memorize the following behavior patterns.

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● Confirm information via the radio or other source.Don't be confused by erroneous information.

●Use the telephone as little as possible.● If there is a possibility the

building might collapse evacuate.Be careful of block walls and glass. Do not drive your car.●Fire and Rescue Activities

Cooperate with your neighbors to put out fi res and perform rescues.Additionally, make reports to the fire department, etc.

● Meet your daily necessity requirements through your own stock.For three days after a disaster you cannot expect help to come from the outside.

●Collect disaster and damage informationPay attention to city announcements.

●Do not enter collapsed houses.●Continue to be careful of aftershocks.

●Further fire prevention.Shut the main gas valve and turn off the circuit breaker.

● Act with the autonomous disaster prevention organization at the center.

●Respect the rules ofgroup living.

●Be willing to help others.

●Remain calm and protect yourself.Hide under a desk or similar item. Be careful of falling furniture or other objects.

●Turn off all flames.● Open doors and windows, and secure an

escape route.

● Check flame sources. If there is a fire, extinguish it before it spreads.

●Confirm the safety of your family.●Put on your shoes. Protect your feet from broken glass and debris.

●Prepare your emergency supplies nearby.

●Confirm the safety of your neighbors.In particular, proactively contact households with small children, elderly persons living alone, and other persons that require assistance during an emergency (refer to P. 30) and confirm their safety. If a fire has broken out inform your neighbors in a loud voice, and cooperate to extinguish the fl ames.

●Be careful of aftershocks.Aftershocks occur following large earthquakes.

●Go pick up your children.Go pick up your children from their nursery school, kindergarten, elementary or junior high school. When leaving your house, wr i te a memo with the locat ion you are traveling to and leave it in a conspicuous location.

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When Outside

When on a Busy Street

When in a Residential Area

When on a Bridge

When Walking

●Be careful of falling objects such as glass, billboards, and neon signs. Protect your head with your hand baggage or some other item, and evacuate to a square or similar location.

● S e p a r a t e y o u r s e l f f r o m buildings, walls and electric poles. Also be cautious of vending machines tipping over.

●Separate yourself from block fences, stone walls and gateposts. There is a danger that they will collapse.

●Be cautious of falling items such as roof tiles.●Never touch broken

and/or fallen electrical cables.

When on a Station Platform

When in a Stadium

When at the Coast or Near a Cliff

When in these kinds of places:

●Quickly evacuate to a safe location. When at the coast, evacuate to high ground and carefully listen to the tsunami information.

●If you live in a house abutting a cliff, you should under normal circumstances use primarily the rooms that are separated from the cli¤ . Don't forget to secure an indoor evacuation path that can be used to quickly escape outside.

●Watch out for falling objects such as bulletin boards and signs.

●Rushing toward the ticket gates can cause a panic. Until the strong shaking has subsided, get close to the nearest support column and follow the directions given by the station announcements.

●When large numbers of people rush toward the exits, there is the danger of being caught in a stampede. In some cases it is safer to evacuate to the playing � eld.

●When on a bridge or a pedestrian bridge, hold on tightly to the handrail or fence to prevent being shaken o¤ of the bridge.

●There is a danger that the bridge will collapse. When the shaking has subsided, move away from that spot immediately.

Points of Caution when Returning HomeWhen an earthquake occurs, in addition to schools and other public facilities, convenience stores, gasoline stands and other establishments also play a role as assistance centers for returning home.

◀ This is the sticker that indicates a Disaster Period Home Return Assistance Station.

Returning Home

Walking on the Street

Choosing a Route

Choosing Shoes

Walk in the middle of the street as much as possible.

Choose primary roads and other wide roads.

Prepare shoes with thick soles that you are accustomed to wearing.

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Use the "Disaster Period Home Return Assistance Station"

You can receive drinking water.

You can use the toilet.

The facility can be used as a temporary resting place.

You can collect information on roads and damage conditions.

These kinds of things are possible!They will assist you.

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When Inside

When at the Department Store or Supermarket

When at an Underground Shopping Area

Inside an Elevator

When at a Playhouse or Movie Theater

When Out

●Elevators with earthquake control systems will automatically stop at the nearest � oor. Exit at the � oor the elevator stops at. If the elevator does not have a control system, press all the buttons and exit at the � oor the elevator stops at.

●If you are trapped, be aware that it is dangerous to try to forcedly escape through the roof, etc. Use the emergency button or the interphone to contact the outside and wait for help.

●Crouch between the seats and protect your head from falling objects with your bag or clothes.

●If there are large lights or other objects above your head, move away from that location.

●It is easy to panic in closed areas. Follow the instructions of sta¤ and don't panic.

●Underground shopping areas are said to be relatively safe. Get near a large pillar or the wall, and wait for the shaking to subside.●Underground shopping areas

have exits about every 60 meters, so do not panic as you act.●If a � re has broken out, cover

your nose and mouth with a handkerchief, lower your body, and move along the wall to evacuate to the surface.

●Be careful of showcases tipping over, falling merchandise, and broken glass. Get near a pillar or the wall, and cover your head with your clothes or handheld items.●Act in accordance with the instructions of the store staff.

R u s h i n g t o t h e e x i t s i s dangerous as it can cause a panic.

If an Earthquake Early Warning is Issued

The Earthquake Early Warning System (started on October 1, 2007) quickly relays information on earthquakes immediately before the strong shaking starts by detecting earthquake waves near the epicenter immediately after the earthquake occurs. When the earthquake is estimated to have a maximum seismic intensity of fi ve-strong or higher, it informs the public of imminent shaking through television, radio and other mediums.The time from the issuance of an Earthquake Early Warning and the start of strong shaking ranges only from a few seconds to a few dozen seconds. Prioritize the usage of that small window of time to protect yourself.

In areas close to the epicenter, the Earthquake Early Warning may not precede the onset of strong shaking.

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What do you do in a tsunami?

Tsunamis can come suddenly following the occurrence of an earthquake. When you are near the coast and feel either strong shaking or prolonged shaking, leave that location immediately and evacuate to high ground or another safe location, regardless of whether or not a tsunami alarm has been issued.

Four Points on Tsunami Evacuation

Even if your home is in a safe location, you are not always at home. Be it for work or shopping, you probably on occasion leave your house and go near the coast. Let's learn some points on evacuating during a tsunami.

In Suita City, "Tsunami Evacuation Buildings" have been designated as a tsunami evacuation countermeasure.

Tsunami Evacuation Building

Tsunami Evacuation Building Sign

Indicates "A building that is of appropriate height and tolerance to be used for tsunami evacuation (Tsunami Evacuation Building). To be used when there is no high ground nearby."

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Don't believe popular myths about tsunamis.

Do not use your car when evacuating.

Go to a higher place rather than a farther place.

There have been many cases in the past in which a tsunami occurred following moderate shaking. Shaking on the coast was only at a seismic level of three during the 1896 Meiji-Sanriku Earthquake, but it was followed by a large tsunami. If you are in a tsunami danger zone then you should put top priority on evacuating even if the shaking is slight or if you feel no shaking at all.

During the 1983 Sea of Japan Chubu Earthquake, in Akita Prefecture a large number of elementary school students visiting the beach on an outing were washed away by the tsunami. Until

that time, popular myth stated that tsunamis did not occur on the Sea of Japan, and it was shown that the local people w e r e l a c k i n g i n v i g i l a n c e toward tsunamis. Do not leave your life to baseless rumors; listen carefully to the tsunami information issued by the Japan Meteorological Agency.

In general, cars should not be used when evacuating. During the 1993 Hokkaido Nankai-Oki Earthquake, on the island of Okushiri many people tried to evacuate in their cars. Tra� c jams occurred on the narrow roads, resulting in the cars getting swallowed by the tsunami and many people losing their lives.

If the � ooding has already started, it is likely that you will be unable to evacuate in an ideal manner. In this case, rather than trying to get farther away you should evacuate to a higher place, such as to a tall building nearby. Be sure to evacuate to a reinforced concrete building more than three stories tall, and get above the third � oor. If there is a Tsunami Evacuation Building, evacuate to it.

1 Do not judge the severity of the earthquake shaking on your own.

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Suita Dai-Ichi Elementary School Dai-San Junior High School

Suita Dai-Ni Elementary School Dai-Go Junior High School

Suita Dai-San Elementary School Dai-Roku Junior High School

Suita Higashi Elementary School Toyotsu Junior High School

Suita Minami Elementary School Toyotsu Nishi Junior High School

Suita Dai-Roku Elementary School Uchihonmachi Community Center

Toyotsu Dai-Ichi Elementary School Workers' Center

Toyotsu Dai-Ni Elementary School Culture Hall (May Theater)

Esaka Oike Elementary School Working Youth Home

Tsunami Evacuation Building

*The public facilities listed above are also designated as Flood Evacuation Centers.

*The city is also working to designate privately-owned buildings as Tsunami Evacuation Buildings.

When Riding in a Vehicle

When an earthquake occurs, it is very important to ensure that fi re engines and other emergency vehicles can pass. If everyone evacuated by car, it would cause problems for emergency vehicles and persons evacuating, and there

would be much confusion. Evacuate by foot unless it is absolutely necessary to use a car. Examples of this i n c l u d e i n t e r- m o u n t a i n areas that are in danger of landslides and households with elderly or sick persons that cannot walk easily.

Driving a Car When Riding a Train

When Riding a Bus When Riding on the Subway

When Riding a Bullet Train

When Riding in a Car When Riding a Train

●Sudden braking can lead to a major accident. Hold tight on the wheel and gradually decrease your speed. Pull over on the left side of the road and turn o¤ your engine.●Do not get out of your car

until the shaking has subsided. Check for information on your car radio, etc.●When leaving your car, close the windows and leave the

keys in the ignition. Your car may be moved in the event of an emergency, so leave the doors unlocked.

●The train will automatically come to a stop when it detects shaking. Hold on tightly to the hanging straps or hand grips, be careful not to get trampled, and watch out for items falling from the overhead luggage racks.

●When seated, plant your feet � rmly on the � oor and hunch your upper body forward. Protect your head with a magazine, your handbag, or other item.

●Do not get off the train w i t h o u t p e r m i s s i o n . Adhere to the instructions of train sta¤ .

●If you are seated, hunch forward and hold on tight to the back rest of the seat ahead of you.●If you are standing, hold on tight to the hanging straps or

the hand grips on the seats, or squat down and hang onto the seat legs.●When the shaking has

subsided, do not rush toward the exits. Adhere to the instructions of the driver.

●Subways are said to be comparatively safe. When you feel shaking, hold onto the hanging straps or hand grips and be careful not to fall down.

●Blindly climbing down onto the train tracks can lead to a high-voltage current electrical shock. Remain calm and await instructions from subway personnel.

●When a bullet train detects an earthquake and stops moving, you will feel a significant shock from the train stopping. Quickly hunch over and protect your head from falling objects.

●To avoid being thrown, persons standing in the ais le should hold on tight to the hand grips on the seats or should squat down and hold onto one of the seats.

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